View Poll Results: How often do you blind buy TV Shows?
Frequently
24
21.05%
Every now and then
39
34.21%
Never
51
44.74%
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How often do you blind buy television shows?
#26
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How often do you blind buy television shows?
I mostly blind buy because:
a) The shows looked very interesting to me
b) they had good 'word of mouth'
c) I've had no opportunity to see the show on TV
Current blind buys for me:
Quatermass and the Pit -- REGION 2 (1958)
The Complete Thin Blue Line -- REGION 2 (1995-1996)
Wednesday Play: Cathy Come Home (1965)
The Blue Planet - Seas of Life - Collector's Set (2001)
The War Game -- REGION 2 (1965)
Culloden -- REGION 2 (1964)
Band of Brothers (2001)
The Sandbaggers (1978) <-
With a bigger budget, I'd have more.
a) The shows looked very interesting to me
b) they had good 'word of mouth'
c) I've had no opportunity to see the show on TV
Current blind buys for me:
Quatermass and the Pit -- REGION 2 (1958)
The Complete Thin Blue Line -- REGION 2 (1995-1996)
Wednesday Play: Cathy Come Home (1965)
The Blue Planet - Seas of Life - Collector's Set (2001)
The War Game -- REGION 2 (1965)
Culloden -- REGION 2 (1964)
Band of Brothers (2001)
The Sandbaggers (1978) <-
With a bigger budget, I'd have more.
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Originally posted by GMLSKIS
Never - Why would you blind buy a TV show when there are so many others to chose from? There has to be something you like that you have already seen.
Never - Why would you blind buy a TV show when there are so many others to chose from? There has to be something you like that you have already seen.
#30
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i bought the following blind
Alias S1/S2
SATC 1-4
Sopranos S1
OZ S1
24 S2
BandoButters
Quasi-blind
Dark Angel S1
Friends S1-4
24 S1
Simpsons S1-3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
guess i just buy stuff that i think i'll like, since i watch very little tv. usually, i'll just buy S1, just to make sure i'm not gonna waste a huge amount of money. also, i'll wait for a good deal, so that even if i don't like it, i can ebay it and break even. the same goes for movies...i buy many titles blind.
Alias S1/S2
SATC 1-4
Sopranos S1
OZ S1
24 S2
BandoButters
Quasi-blind
Dark Angel S1
Friends S1-4
24 S1
Simpsons S1-3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
guess i just buy stuff that i think i'll like, since i watch very little tv. usually, i'll just buy S1, just to make sure i'm not gonna waste a huge amount of money. also, i'll wait for a good deal, so that even if i don't like it, i can ebay it and break even. the same goes for movies...i buy many titles blind.
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For the most part, I dont blind buy TV shows. I think the only thing that could count would be Buffy - and that wasnt completly blind. One day some friends of mine loaned me S1, which I watched and enjoyed - and I'd never had seen the show. My housemate went and got S2 right after that at a used store, which I watched and enjoyed. So when S3 came out - I went and bought it on the strength of the first two seasons.
So yeah, it was blind - but it was an informed blind buy.
The Hulk, the Six Million Dollar Man (and Bionic Woman), A-Team and Knight Rider discs were almost blind too. I've seen them all, and loved them all as a kid - but hell if I could remember any of the episodes. So, it was all mostly new to me.
The only thing I could truly say was blind was the 100 TV Shows Megapack, with old Tv shows from the 40's - you bet your life, Gunsmoke, Lone Ranger, Flash Gordon and so on. But it was only 20 bucks - so hardly a big loss if it sucked.
So yeah, it was blind - but it was an informed blind buy.
The Hulk, the Six Million Dollar Man (and Bionic Woman), A-Team and Knight Rider discs were almost blind too. I've seen them all, and loved them all as a kid - but hell if I could remember any of the episodes. So, it was all mostly new to me.
The only thing I could truly say was blind was the 100 TV Shows Megapack, with old Tv shows from the 40's - you bet your life, Gunsmoke, Lone Ranger, Flash Gordon and so on. But it was only 20 bucks - so hardly a big loss if it sucked.
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I've never done a blind buy for a televison show, mostly because I like to know what I'm getting before I buy it. If I'm interested in the show I'll either borrow a videotape from someone or watch it on tv first.
#36
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I consider "blind" any time I get a set, and I haven't seen the season on TV (e.g. I never watched Buffy when it first aired so every season is technically "blind").
Blind buys:
Angel S1&2
Buffy TVS S1-5
Coupling S1&2
The Ben Stiller Show
Ultraviolet
Oz S1&2
Alias S1&2
Non-Bind:
Monty Python's Flying Circus (all)
Absolutely Fabulous S1-4
The Simpsons S1-3
Friends S1-5
X-Files S1-8
Sex and the City S1-5
The Sopranos S1-4
South Park S1&2
Kids in the Hall S1
Wow. I really own a lot of TV on DVD!
Blind buys:
Angel S1&2
Buffy TVS S1-5
Coupling S1&2
The Ben Stiller Show
Ultraviolet
Oz S1&2
Alias S1&2
Non-Bind:
Monty Python's Flying Circus (all)
Absolutely Fabulous S1-4
The Simpsons S1-3
Friends S1-5
X-Files S1-8
Sex and the City S1-5
The Sopranos S1-4
South Park S1&2
Kids in the Hall S1
Wow. I really own a lot of TV on DVD!
Last edited by rfduncan; 12-31-03 at 09:25 AM.
#38
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I only buy shows that I know I will watch:
1. Star Trek OS, NG
2. Twilight Zone
3. Outer Limits
4. I love Lucy
5. The Avengers
6. Batman
7. Xmen
8. Justice League
9. Roots
10. Bunch of Christmas DVD (Frosty, Santa Coming to Town, Charlie Brown, R Rednose Raindeer...)
Why pay that much $$$ without knowing if you will love the show.
1. Star Trek OS, NG
2. Twilight Zone
3. Outer Limits
4. I love Lucy
5. The Avengers
6. Batman
7. Xmen
8. Justice League
9. Roots
10. Bunch of Christmas DVD (Frosty, Santa Coming to Town, Charlie Brown, R Rednose Raindeer...)
Why pay that much $$$ without knowing if you will love the show.
#39
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Originally posted by EPKJ
Never, television boxed sets are too expensive to buy without knowledge...
Never, television boxed sets are too expensive to buy without knowledge...
#40
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I haven't "blind bought" any TV show yet. That's what Netflix is for. Of course, I'm about to do a blind buy on I'm Alan Partridge here in a few days...
#41
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Originally posted by Iron_Giant
Why pay that much $$$ without knowing if you will love the show.
Why pay that much $$$ without knowing if you will love the show.
It's pretty much risk-free, because if I buy a show blind and then don't like it, I can sell it on eBay, and usually get back what I paid for it, if not more.
Rob
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Blind Buys
Upstairs Downstairs series 1-5
Coupling Series 1
24 Season 1 & 2
Awful Truth Complete Series
Futurama Vol.1
Sports Night
Strangers with Candy Season 1
Shogun
Singing Detective
Dekalog
There are a few I bought and got rid of because I hated them, Buffy Season 1 and Mr. Show season 1 are the only two I can recall right now.
Upstairs Downstairs series 1-5
Coupling Series 1
24 Season 1 & 2
Awful Truth Complete Series
Futurama Vol.1
Sports Night
Strangers with Candy Season 1
Shogun
Singing Detective
Dekalog
There are a few I bought and got rid of because I hated them, Buffy Season 1 and Mr. Show season 1 are the only two I can recall right now.
#49
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Originally posted by das Monkey
Never. God help me if I ever do.
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Never. God help me if I ever do.
das
I only have two other TV series that I am collecting (neither a blind buy), so I am not a big buyer of TV sets. And, since I only get two channels of TV, DVDs are the only way for me to see most TV series. I may get some more in the future. They would necessarily be blind buys.